NEW YORK Nike Huarache All White , Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks posted solid gains Tuesday, the first trading day for December, as investors awaited major central banks' decisions later this month.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 168.43 points, or 0.95 percent, to 17,888.35. The S&P 500 jumped 22.22 points Nike Huarache All Black , or 1.07 percent, to 2,102.63. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 47.64 points, or 0.93 percent, to 5,156.31.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to expand its easing program and cut its negative deposit rate further on Thursday.
Meanwhile Nike Huarache Blue , investors were looking to Friday, which will see key November employment data, the last jobs report for the year, before the Federal Reserve decides on interest rates at its December meeting.
Wall Street expected a historic divergence in monetary policy by two central banks as the Fed was on track for an interest-rate hike this year while its European counterpart was expected to unleash further stimulus.
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The print, well below market expectations, was the worst since June 2009 and the first time the index fell below 50 in three years.
"There is a clear downward trend in the national index since the summer of 2014 which shows little sign of abating. It is hard to see how the trend reverses if the dollar continues to strengthen in reaction to monetary policy in the U.S. diverging from other developed countries," said Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial.
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Chinese shares continued to rise Tuesday following the IMF's decision, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index going up 0.32 percent to close at 3,456.31 points.
European equities ended mixed on Tuesday. Germany's benchmark DAX index at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange decreased 1.06 percent, while British benchmark FTSE 100 Index increased 0.62 percent.
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In other markets, the U.S. dollar decreased against most major currencies as the country's economic data came out negative.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0630 dollars from 1.0567 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 122.87 Japanese yen, lower than 123.09 yen of the previous session.
Oil prices stabilized ahead of the OPEC gathering scheduled on Friday in Vienna.
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Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell as technical trading put pressure on the precious metal.
The most active gold contract for February delivery fell 1.8 dollars, or 0.17 percent, to settle at 1,063.50 dollars per ounce.
RAMALLAH, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers killed on Friday two Palestinians after attempts of stabbing and car run over attacks south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Israel Radio and Palestinian medical sources said.
Israel Public Radio reported on Friday afternoon that Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian young man who tried to stab an Israeli soldier near the crossroad of Gosh Itrzion south of Bethlehem.
The radio also said that Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian woman who drove a car and tired to drive it over Israeli soldiers at the same crossroad between the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Ramallah.
Earlier on Friday Nike Huarache Black , Israeli police forces arrested two Palestinian young men in east Jerusalem for alleged attempts of carrying out stabbing attacks, adding that the police found two knives with the young men.
The Palestinian health ministry confirmed in a press statement that two Palestinians, a young man and a woman were killed by Israeli soldiers' gunfire south of Bethlehem, but said the identity of the two was still unknown.
Official Palestinian and Israeli figures show that since the outbreak of tension in the Palestinian territories between Israel and the Palestinians in early October, 199 Palestinians and 34 Israelis were killed.
NEW DELHI, March 8 (Xinhua) - - Indian federal minister Smriti Irani Monday faced an accusation of ignoring to help an injured in a road accident.
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Nagar was accompanied by his daughter and nephew (both of whom were injured) as a car hit their motorbike.
"We were going to attend a marriage and our vehicle was hit by a car from the cavalcade of Smiriti Irani," victim's daughter told a local television news agency Asian News International (ANI). "After that from one of the cars Smriti Irani came down and with folded hands I begged for help but she out rightly rejected my pleas and left the spot. At the time my father was trying to get up another car hit him."
However, the minister's tweet about the accident are in contravention to the family's allegations.
"Tried to help the injured who were lying on the road for quiet sometime and ensured they reach a hospital. Pray for their safety," Irani wrote on twitter on Saturday.